Huan Shuchun, Zhang Shihao, Jiang Zhicheng, Su Hao, Wang Hongyuan, Zhang Xin, Yang Yichen, Liu Zhengtai, Wang Xia, Yu Na, Zou Zhiqiang, Shen Dawei, Liu Jianpeng, Guo Yanfeng
School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
Phys Rev Lett. 2021 Jun 18;126(24):246601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.246601.
The magnetic van der Waals crystals MnBi_{2}Te_{4}/(Bi_{2}Te_{3}){n} have drawn significant attention due to their rich topological properties and the tunability by external magnetic field. Although the MnBi{2}Te_{4}/(Bi_{2}Te_{3}){n} family have been intensively studied in the past few years, their close relatives, the MnSb{2}Te_{4}/(Sb_{2}Te_{3}){n} family, remain much less explored. In this work, combining magnetotransport measurements, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and first principles calculations, we find that MnSb{4}Te_{7}, the n=1 member of the MnSb_{2}Te_{4}/(Sb_{2}Te_{3}){n} family, is a magnetic topological system with versatile topological phases that can be manipulated by both carrier doping and magnetic field. Our calculations unveil that its A-type antiferromagnetic (AFM) ground state stays in a Z{2} AFM topological insulator phase, which can be converted to an inversion-symmetry-protected axion insulator phase when in the ferromagnetic (FM) state. Moreover, when this system in the FM phase is slightly carrier doped on either the electron or hole side, it becomes a Weyl semimetal with multiple Weyl nodes in the highest valence bands and lowest conduction bands, which are manifested by the measured notable anomalous Hall effect. Our work thus introduces a new magnetic topological material with different topological phases that are highly tunable by carrier doping or magnetic field.
磁性范德华晶体MnBi₂Te₄/(Bi₂Te₃)ₙ因其丰富的拓扑性质以及可通过外部磁场进行调控而备受关注。尽管在过去几年中对MnBi₂Te₄/(Bi₂Te₃)ₙ家族进行了深入研究,但其近亲MnSb₂Te₄/(Sb₂Te₃)ₙ家族的研究却少得多。在这项工作中,结合磁输运测量、角分辨光电子能谱和第一性原理计算,我们发现MnSb₂Te₄/(Sb₂Te₃)ₙ家族中n = 1的成员MnSb₄Te₇是一个具有多种拓扑相的磁性拓扑体系,这些拓扑相可通过载流子掺杂和磁场进行调控。我们的计算表明,其A型反铁磁(AFM)基态处于Z₂ AFM拓扑绝缘体相,当处于铁磁(FM)态时可转变为具有反演对称性保护的轴子绝缘体相。此外,当该体系处于FM相且在电子或空穴侧进行轻微载流子掺杂时,它会成为一个在最高价带和最低导带中具有多个外尔节点的外尔半金属,这通过测量到的显著反常霍尔效应得以体现。因此,我们的工作引入了一种新的磁性拓扑材料,其不同的拓扑相可通过载流子掺杂或磁场进行高度调控。